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ALLTRUISMS "travelVSrap" coming soon

About Me

New solo album "TravelVSRap" coming soon. ¨Clusterbombs¨ can be downloaded if you know where to look
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Let me say this before any cornball journalist gets the chance to: Clusterbombs is a whole new kind of "backpacker rap"...
One day, I was walking with Kong Keo through a UXO (unexploded ordinance) field in Phonsavan, Laos, when the metaphor came to me: Cluster bombs are like rappers – we drop, we get spins, some blow on contact, while others... So I titled my debut solo album Clusterbombs, and filled it with stories of Southeast Asian bomb craters and bar girls, political anthems, and funnybone-tickling rants about jobs, cars and sex lives. This record speaks not only of rap's place in my life, but of the globally limitless reach of the culture I'm a part of.
Clusterbombs features production by underground legend J-Zone (Dangermouse, Devin the Dude), and Chicago staples Maker (Glue), Kaz1 (Ill Bill, Sean Price), and K-Kruz (Modill), along with appearances by my Giraffe Nuts crew-mates Verbal Kent (Molemen Records) and Rusty Chains.I've rapped for and with Thai tsunami victims rebuilding their houses, and 9th-grade classes in Medellin, Colombia. some pages of lyrics I put into cracks in the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and others I gave to Phnom Penh municipal garbage dump residents to recycle. I see "Clusterbombs" as a shiny object in this quiet, dusty field we call hip hop, waiting to get picked up and heard...
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Press I've gotten:

A website called Culture Bully is doing a 3-part article about me, where I talk about writing different songs from the album. You can read it here
I was the band of the week on a site called "What to Wear During an Orange Alert". They did an interview with me, Which you can read here
some press quotes
"The real question about Alltruisms' first major album is not WHETHER he'll be a star in the underground, but how long it will take before people catch on to his steelo. "Clusterbombs" review on rapreviews.com (8 out of 10)
"Wow this guy can write and think. What the hell? Doesn't he know that he is a rapper?" Static Multimedia review
"Alltruisms has found a rare balance between hard hitting political commentary and everyday subjects everyone can relate to." We Heart music Article
ORDER MUSIC ONLINE:

Alltruisms "Clusterbombs" CD: "Clusterbombs" is the debut solo LP from Gravel Records recording artist and Giraffe Nuts member Alltruisms. "Clusterbombs" features top-notch production from such indie heavyweights as J-Zone, DJ PRZM (RIP), Maker (GLUE), Kaz1, K-Kruz (Modill), Earmint, 5th Element (All Natural) & Overflo, as well as guest appearances from Verbal Kent & Rusty Chains. The brand new album is available at UGHH.com , itunes , Amazon.com , gravelhiphop.com
"Clusterbombs" CD Available At Gravelhiphop.com
Download "Clusterbombs" on iTunes
Or download "Clusterbombs" for even cheaper on amazon.com
Giraffe Nuts "Eat Them" CD: Featured Alltruisms with over 20 tracks of collaborations between Verbal Kent, Rusty Chains, Lance Ambu, Roadblok, Doomsday, E-Brown, Moodswangz, Kang the Konqueror & Elfamail. Production by J-Zone (2 tracks), Kaz1, DJ Prizm, Roddy Rod, 5th Element, Kut-O, Earmint & more.
Purchase Giraffe Nuts "Eat Them" CD for $9.99
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/11/2007
Band Website: http://www.last.fm/music/alltruisms
Band Members: Me and whoever I work with... Clusterbombs production by J-Zone, Maker, Kaz 1, K-Kruz, DJ PRZM (R.I.P), Earmint, Overflo and 5th Element. Featuring Verbal Kent, Rusty Chains and Giraffe Nuts
Influences: Travel and rap
Sounds Like: sounds like Alltruisms, or: If Paul Theroux could rap...
Record Label: gravel
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vote for me on URB magazines Future 1000

I made URB Magazine's future 1000 this week. This is an ongoing competition where fans vote for artists and the artists win stuff accordingly. With that in mind, please vote for me herethanks
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:30:00 GMT

Nine Digit Number video: over 125,000 views on heavy.com

it's strange to see my video inside of ads for Heineken, condoms, movies, and the Army, but it beats just preaching to the choir.
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:59:00 GMT

3 songs now downloadable

Blindfolded (Featuring Verbal Kent, Produced by J-Zone), Nine Digit Number (Produced By Kaz1), and Dry Spell (Produced by Maker) can now be downloaded. Enjoy and tell your friends
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:31:00 GMT

Nine Digit Number video now up

Thanks to everyone who worked on the video. If you're interested in sending the youtube link, it's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xYavXGi_Lo
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:18:00 GMT